For his party / he woldë lyve in rest. [he wolde] R, the sheepe wolde H, he wol La.]
Where-fore, ye Iugis / I hold it for the best,
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Rem publicam / ye must of riht preferre, [must] shulde H, shold R.]
Alwey consideryng / that pees is bet than werre. [Alwey . . than] . . better than R, Considerynge alwey . the peas is bette the H.]
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¶ "In this matere / breffly to conclude,
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Pees to preferrë / as to my devis, [my devis] LaR, myn advise H.]
Bi many an old / previd symylitude, [an] om. R.]
Makith no delay / yeuyth to the sheepe the pris, [Makith . . yeuyth] Make . . yeue R.]
Of oon assent / sith that ye be wis: [sith . . be] LaR, sithen . . bien H.]
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Lat al this werre & striff / be sett a-side, [al this] H, al La, alle R.]
And vpon pees / dooth with the sheepe a-bide."
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¶ "Nay," quod the hors / "your request is wronge, [youre] LaR, for youre H.]
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Al thyng considerid / me were loth to erre:
The sheepe is causë / & hath be ful longe, [and] LaR, and so H.]
Of newë stryvës / & of mortal werre. [stryves] HR, striff La.]
The circumstancis / me list nat to defferre: [to] om. H.]
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Thi wolle was cause / & gret occasïon
Whi the forsworn / and proude Duke of Burgon [the . . and] H, that the proude LaR.]
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¶ "Cam befor Caleis / with Flemynges nat a fewe,
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Which yaff the sakkis / & sarpleres of the toun [sakkis . . of] LaR, sarpluce . and sakkis in H.]
To Gaunt & Brugis / his fredam for to shewe,
And of thi wolle / hiht hem pocessïoun; [And . . hem] Of thy wullis theyr gaf theym H, Of . . he hyght hem R.]
But his boistous baistille / first was bete doun; [But] om. HR.]
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He vnethe / escapid with the liff: [He] Hym self HR.]
What but thi wolle / was cause of al the striff? [wolle] wulles R. the] this HR.]
